Beyond the Barrel

Solder and author Sean Ambriz opens up about struggles he's faced after leaving the valleys in Afghanistan. Through the struggles, Ghost of the Valley was born. 

Listen now to hear the story about the Navy Seal that came into his aid station with a sucking chest wound and how he escaped being medevac'd and disappeared back into the combat zone he came from to continue taking the fight to the enemy. 

Special guest Morgan Lerette talks about his crazy transition from Airmen to Blackwater agent to Soldier and all the crazy shit that transpires in the process. On this episode Morgan opens up about his time in Iraq and what it was like working for the infamous company, Blackwater.

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John Rowley and Kyle Mason welcome special guest Nick Palmisciano. We discuss Nicks crazy life and what he attributes to his success. 

"I received a 6 figure raise on Friday and quit on Monday"-  Nick gave up a 6 figure promotion working with a fortune 100 company, and it really paid off- Ranger-Up was born. 

Nick explains how loss of tribe continues to be a struggle he faces, even now. 

Listen now to find out why Tim Kennedy Beat Nick so bad he was pissing blood. 

This week we chat with The Excommunicated Warrior himself, Nick Koumalatsos. The Marine Raider opens up about: 

• His feelings about the reality of civilian life, and the loss of his purpose and tribe. 
• His messy life after leaving the Marines. 
• How his life started to fall apart physically, mentally, and emotionally, and what he did to move past his struggles to succeed. 
• The fear of moving forward in life because of the unknown.
• The common identity issue Veterans have after leaving the military. 

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Frogman and former three letter agency operator, Ray 'Cash' Care discusses the difference between being impactful vs impressive, and how you can leave an impact upon the world. We discuss Battlefield, businessfield and homefield and arguable use the word 'F*ck', a little too often.  Ray also accidentally reveals one of his fears.....  

Marine and active SWAT officer, Christian Galls, explains how he transitioned from military life to civilian life without missing a beat. Chris's consistent forward thinking mentality fused with his purpose and his ability to ensure efficiency enabled him to go from SWAT school failure to SWAT team leader and owner of Tactical Training Operations Group. He utilized his ability to repurpose issues as strengths to start a company that trains law enforcement and civilians to function as top level operators. 

Matt Hunter Opens up about his battles with depression, and a failed suicide attempt that spurred him to make some serious changes in his life. Matt says he actually killed himself that day. The suicidal matt was killed that day and a new Matt was born that loves life and moves forward and thinks every day is a working progress. Matt started Forgotten 11's apparel company because he believes we do a good job at honoring the fallen, but a poor job at honoring the living. This company is Matt's life's work to honor the living. 

Former Army Special Forces Operator Jeff Bosley opens up about his post military struggles. We also discussed  how what society calls toxic masculinity, he calls being a MAN. Jeff also tells us the secret to why Hollywood always casts him as a Navy Seal in his movies, Listen to find out why!! 

Every single one of us had the guy in our unit that thought he was just THE best. Hair always done (and out of regs), sunglasses on all the time, and maybe even makeup? Eyeliner at least? Come on Hernandez, nobody's eyes pop like that!

I got distracted.

In this episode we sit down with Jake McLaughin who ACTUALLY went Hollywood. You might know him from Warrior, Savages, In the Valley of Elah, or even his role as Ryan Booth on Quantico. Jake talks with us about his journey after the service and the many ups and downs he's faced. 

Tune in and learn some stuff!

In this, the first ever episode of Beyond the Barrel podcast, John Rowley forgets to turn off his laptop notifications! That's not the best part though. Not even close. But you'll hear them.

John Burk, yes THAT John Burk, joins us for our launch and talks about his life after the military and the many ups and downs that have come with it. It's not all sunshine and roses, even for him, but how he picks up and moves on is the real story here that you won't want to miss! Hint- he doesn't do it alone.

You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll definitely laugh some more as John takes you through life from his point of view.